Goldey-Beacom women's basketball faced a strong Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference opponent, Dominican (NY), ranked seventh in the East Region. Despite its efforts, GBC was unable to gain the upper hand throughout the game and fell short in a 74-69 loss.
The Lightning went into halftime with a one point lead over the Chargers before coming back from an 11-point deficit to go into the final 10 minutes of play only trailing by four. The fourth quarter saw back and forth scoring between the two teams until Dominican (NY) was able to pull away in the final 20 seconds off of four free throw makes.
The Lightning were led by sophomore Katie Yoder (Dublin, PA), who finished with a season-best 24 points, going 8-for-8 from the free-throw line and adding eight rebounds. Seniors Julie Kulesza (Wilmington, DE) and Julie McCarron (Wilmington, DE) both finished with 10 points, with Kulesza adding seven assists.
Dominican (NY) was led by Chidinma Ndukauba, who had a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds.
Goldey-Beacom is back in action on Tuesday, where they face Chestnut Hill on the road in Philadelphia, PA at 6pm.
